Lemonade and iced tea makes us feel refreshing on a hot summer day. Smoothie and punch would be ideal if you are looking for a thick shake. Here are a few non-alcoholic drink recipes for a truly amazing Hawaiian experience.
A Celebrated Drink
The Pina Colada, a drink invented in Puerto Rico, is the most famous non-alcoholic Hawaiian drink.
Hawaiian non-alcoholic beverages make for very good party drinks. These beverages can be enjoyed by kids and pregnant women too. Punch drinks are prepared mainly for luau, the traditional feast of Hawaii. Most of the drinks contain fruit as the main ingredient since fruits grow abundantly in the sub-tropical climate of Hawaii.
While serving these flavorful drinks, fill the base of the serving glass with ice or low-fat ice cream. Pour the drink over this cool base. Ice cream eventually melts to give the drink a thick texture and creamy flavor. Drinks can be best mixed in large-sized gallons or pitchers.
Things you will need handy before putting the drink together are a swizzle stick, pitcher/gallon, measuring cups, glasses, and straws. Tastessence has compiled recipes of various drinks such as smoothies, coladas, punch, and lemonades.
Virgin Pina Colada
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
● 1 banana, finely chopped
● 8 oz. pineapple juice
● 2½ oz. coconut cream
● Ice cubes
Procedure
● Mix coconut cream, pineapple juice, and chopped banana.
● Blend them for about 2-3 minutes at high speed.
● Place the drink in the freezer for cooling.
● Top it up with ice before serving.
Tip: Garnishing can be done by using a pineapple wedge.
Pineapple Iced Tea
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
● 16 oz. water
● 6 mint leaves (fresh)
● 2 ounce sugar
● 3 tbsp. pineapple juice
● 2 tea bags
Procedure
● Boil 8 oz. of water. Dip tea bags and mint leaves to it.
● Pour sugar into the tea. Mix and cool the tea.
● Add pineapple juice to the mixture.
● Add 8 oz. water to this mixture.
● Filter out the mint leaves and tea bags.
● Refrigerate the ice tea. Serve cold.
Tip: Pineapple thick juice can be added too. However, for a clear tea, strictly add filtered pineapple juice.
Guava Splash Punch
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Ingredients
● 20 oz. ginger ale
● 7 oz. guava juice
● 2½ oz. pineapple juice
● 2½ oz. water
● 2½ oz. sugar
● 2 oz. orange juice
● 2 ½ tbsp. lemon juice
● ½ tbsp. orange zest
● Ice cubes
Procedure
● Place a bowl with water on the heat. Add sugar into water and let it simmer gently for about 10-12 minutes.
● Allow it to cool. In a pitcher, add all the juices as well as sugar syrup.
● Mix it well and allow it to cool.
● Pour in glasses and add ice to it.
Tips:
1. The amount of sugar can be altered as per taste.
2. Add ginger ale to the mixture before serving. Top up the punch with ice cubes.
Mango Banana Smoothie
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
● 2 ripe bananas
● 1 ripe mango
● 2 tbsp. apple juice
● ½ tbsp. honey
Procedure
● Mix chopped mango, bananas, apple juice, and honey.
● Blend the mixture well.
● Freeze it for sometime.
Tip: Garnish it with shredded almonds.
Cool Blue Punch
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
● 8 oz. Hawaiian blue punch drink
● 4½ oz. ginger ale
● 1¼ oz. pineapple juice
● ½ oz. apple juice
● Ice cubes
Procedure
● Mix Hawaiian blue punch drink with pineapple juice.
● Add apple juice to this mixture in a pitcher.
● Mix well and place in the freezer for cooling.
● Top it up with ice before serving.
Tips:
1. Add ginger ale before serving.
2. The apple juice used can be frozen into cubes for adding to the drink.
Hawaiian Lemonade
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
● 8 oz. pineapple juice
● 8 oz. apricot nectar
● 4 oz. ginger ale/7UP
● 4 oz. lemonade concentrate
● 2 oz. water
● Ice cubes
Procedure
● Add lemonade concentrate to water. Stir well.
● Add pineapple juice followed by apricot nectar.
● Mix the drink well and set it for cooling.
● Add ginger ale or 7UP before serving/consuming.
Tip: Lemon slices can be added for garnishing as well as lending a lemony-sour taste.
Hawaiian Island Surfer
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
● 8 oz. orange sherbet
● 4 oz. pineapple juice
● 2 oz. coconut cream
● ½ tbsp. orange zest
● Ice cubes
Procedure
● In a pitcher, mix orange sherbet with pineapple juice.
● Add coconut cream to the sherbet and juice mixture.
● Mix the drink well, and place it in the freezer.
● Add orange zest over it before serving.
Tips:
1. Use cherries or pineapple slices for garnishing.
2. Opt for unsweetened pineapple juice, as orange sherbet contains a handsome amount of sugar.
These drinks are easy to prepare and require the simplest of ingredients. Sitting on a Hawaiian beach, sipping a mock-tail and relaxing. What more can one ask for?